Where does “Espagne” come from?

Espagne (French) comes from Norman Espangne, from Old French Espaigne, from Old English Ispania, from Late Latin Spania, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Ancestry of “Espagne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NormanEspangne—
2Old FrenchEspaigneIberia, the Iberian Peninsula; modern day Spain and Portugal
3Old EnglishIspaniathe Iberian Peninsula
4Late LatinSpania—
5LatinHispānia—
6Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “Espagne”

Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Late Latin Spania →